377 – [7] Each other’s ways
#377
The situation was deemed safe and no bodyguards were brought along.
As there were only three people, the order was filled quickly.
We each chose a coffee and sat down.
Maybe it was because they were in their second year at the academy, but their movements were very natural.
“By the way, shouldn’t we call Shannon too?”
“Shannon? Well… ….”
“Is there really a need for that?”
I thought about calling Shannon, but the distance from that classroom was too far for that.
It could be said that it was a truly affectionate relationship, but it was not like that.
“But we are still friends…” ….”
“He’s still lecturing. “There are two lectures in a row today.”
“Ah.”
You can’t bring in people who are studying normally.
Ines sipped her coffee and laughed at her own slip of the tongue.
Starting with that, the three had their own interesting stories.
It was an innocuous chat like something college students would have at a cafe.
“It seems like professors have become so annoying these days.”
“That’s right. Some people just upload lecture materials and tell you to study on your own. “There is nothing like this.”
“If I take over the academy, I will definitely fire all such professors. “Where are you going to get paid Lupine?”
“Hey, please leave some professors who feed me and give me good grades. “I don’t want to graduate with terrible grades.”
Time to hate the professor.
However, the exception was the professor who gave good grades even though his teaching skills were poor.
“The woman walking on the street over there has no washboard.”
“Puhup, it really is a washboard. No, in addition to the front, the back is also flat in many ways. “He’s tall in many ways.”
“Tsk tsk. I really feel sorry for you. “If you’re going to do that, put some mulberry in it or get surgery.”
“Shouldn’t we both give that person about 1% of the hips, breasts, and height? “It’s so pitiful.”
“What about 1%, you have to take away 2% to feel like a person? Of course, even after that, the two of us will still grow up~ hehe!”
“I really wish you could take it away. “I’m already a little uncomfortable because I’m so big~ Haha!”
“Hey, troublemaker duo, stop criticizing other people’s bodies in public.”
Gossip about two women who hit rock bottom based on personality alone, but who are big in everything that matters.
And Kang Xian looked at it very disapprovingly.
“Oh. Guys, I think you heard everything. “The men in the corner of the cafe keep looking at us.”
“Just pretend not to know. “If you keep looking over there, that side is also looking at us.”
“Well, after just listening…… They say, ‘Those three people over there all have pretty faces, let’s go ask for their phone numbers’?”
“Are these guys crazy? What? “You think I’m pretty?”
It is not gossip, but it is a remark that sounds like gossip.
Thanks to this, Kang Xian was very impressed with her, and she chased away the people who came for the purpose of exchanging phone numbers.
“Aren’t these bitches going to go away?! “I’m not a lesbian or a woman?!”
“””Hey!! I was mistaken! Sorry!!!”””
Slap!
“These people are talking nonsense that doesn’t make any sense.”
“Oh, Jiangxi, did you just look cool? “I was seriously as excited as 1% when they kicked me out.”
“Tsk tsk…… How dare you say something like that in the United States, where God’s blessing is present? Anyway, the western guys have no answer. People who would be happy to follow the example of a great Southerner like me.”
“Should we kick these guys out too?”
Kang Xian’s acquaintances were the same when they said things that didn’t make sense.
Jang Xian sighed deeply.
In that way, a person may or may not worry about the future.
The useless conversation continued.
“By the way, have you heard the rumors going around recently?”
“What rumor?”
“First of all, I am talking a bit too much. To summarize, it is a rumor that the Germans and the Empire have placed a lot of explosive scrolls in a place out of sight of Arecibo city.”
“That’s nonsense. “Since we handed over the information last time, governments around the world have found and recovered the Explosion Scrolls.”
“I heard that too. It was also on the news. “About three or four people colluded with the World Tree and attempted to commit terrorism.”
“This is a slightly different story from that. Roughly speaking, the story is that even after that, there were remnants left after cutting off the tail…… “I guess it’s just a rumor, right?”
“It must be a rumor. However…… “Looking at the way this place is these days, I’m not even 100% sure.”
Kang Xian looked out her window.
There were numerous skyscrapers, and they were blocking each other’s sunlight.
For this reason, the buildings here often had their lights on in broad daylight.
Numerous night scenes that do not discriminate between day and night.
It was exactly like that until early this year.
It wasn’t anymore.
‘Compared to when I came two weeks ago, there are far fewer rooms with lights on.’
Academy sale, recession, depression.
Incidents that had a great negative impact on the city of Arecibo and the hunter industry.
Thanks to this, the vacancy here was rapidly increasing.
The lights that were always on went off one by one.
Companies or guilds that are closing down.
For that reason, city revenue was decreasing, and the allocated budget was also gradually decreasing.
What started at the academy encroached on the city.
The once vibrant streets were dying coldly as people left.
“Anyway…… Sian, how long do you think this recession will continue? “It’ll get better before we graduate, right?”
No, not at all.
Kang Xian wanted to answer like that.
Even in the prologue of Gray Zone, Ines was failing one guild interview after another.
She had just graduated from the academy, and her life as an unemployed and job hunter was ridiculous.
And the game began in the winter, when it was difficult for even Palaistra Academy graduates to find employment.
Also, from the time the game starts to the end of the game, Ines is not able to get a job, let alone start a business.
“It will get better. Still, it’s two years later.”
‘You can’t lose hope and wander, this is an inevitable lie.’
So the future was ignored.
Kang Xian tricked Ines into thinking that there would be a sweet future instead of a dull one.
“And even if I can’t get a job…” … “Wouldn’t it be possible to get a job through the next CEO of a large company or Shannon’s parents?”
“Okay, if it doesn’t work out, I’ll get you a job. Of course, I have to make sure I pay for the food.”
I was afraid that they might reject the sweet future, so I even offered them a safe future.
Only after that did Ines feel relieved.
“Then I’m glad. Dating and marriage are only possible if you have a job…….”
“…… ?”
These were the words he uttered while looking at Kang Xian.
It wasn’t exactly wrong, but the strange gaze gave Kang Xian a bad feeling.
“Well, I ate it all. “Guys, why don’t we go now?”
The premonition did not last long.
A thousand people stood up, saying they had finished eating, and the two who had almost finished their coffee also stood up as well.
I poured what little was left into my mouth.
To finalize the payment, I headed to the clerk.
“Kang Si, please take care of mine too~”
“You count your tips!”
“I don’t have a wallet~ Miaaaaan~”
With those words, Cheonma-ri quickly left the cafe.
As always, Kang Xian took over the payment at these events.
Now, when Chun Ma-ri returned home, there was a very high probability that she would be ripped off by Kang Xian.
Of course, if she complained to her grandfather about her unfairness at being ripped off, there was a very high chance that she would hear nonsensical remarks about how she had been ripped off.
An incident that has been repeated countless times until now is about to happen again.
Cheonma-ri took her steps regardless of whether such a future would come or not.
She soon boarded the anti-gravity vehicle parked in the corner.
I started the engine to temporarily change the position so that the remaining two people could ride.
Vroom!
The engine sounded loudly.
It was usually quiet, but it was unusually loud.
“Hmm, should I at least get it inspected?”
I sensed something was wrong with the car.
However, I decided that it was not at a level where I couldn’t ride it right away.
The gear was shifted.
It was around that time that Kang Xian and Ines came out of the cafe.
As soon as Cheonma-ri saw them come out, he stepped on the accelerator.
Anti-gravity vehicles came to mind slightly.
And.
“Hmm, what is it? “I feel strange”
Boom!
An explosion suddenly occurred under the car.
The slightly floating vehicle went high into the sky.
No, it wasn’t just about going high into the sky.
Because the anti-gravity engine was operating, it bounced to an abnormally high place.
“Khaha! Evil!!!”
A vehicle soaring powerfully toward the end of a skyscraper.
In reality, the explosive power was insufficient to reach the head of the skyscraper.
It began to quickly lose its soaring speed.
For such a brief moment, it stopped at a point in the air.
Chijijik, chijijijijik, pop─
Next was a crash.
Because the anti-gravity engine was turned off, the falling speed became ‘normal’.
No artificial features whatsoever.
It was possible to achieve natural speed.
“Ugh, ugh, ah─”
Boom!
In the end, it crashed to the ground at a very high speed.
The solid concrete broke, parts bounced, there was a loud noise, and the car body quickly bent.
Part of the car had fallen, as if it had been crushed by something.
The anti-gravity vehicle lost its shape like that.
“What on earth is this…?” … !”
“Huh?! Explosion?!”
Kang Xian and Ines.
The two people panicked and quickly ran towards Cheon Ma-ri, who was in the car.
But that was before he could move a few steps or use his supernatural powers.
The underside of the anti-gravity vehicle suddenly began to burn.
As with many vehicles these days, the fire quickly spread throughout the car.
It was so out of control, even the passengers’ seats were burning.
Ines, who saw the scene, grabbed Kang Xian.
No matter how I looked at it, it was so dangerous that my instinct was to hold onto it and tell it not to go.
“The flames are too big! “Going now is suicide”
“No! “Let go of this!”
Percussion!
A hand that is quickly thrown away.
With his senses raised, Kang Xian jumped into the fire without any time to think.
“Marie!!!”